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Canary Islands Panoramas šŸ‘‰ Canoramas šŸ˜‰

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#PhotographingVastLandsapes #SelfExplanatory

El Golfo is known as misty region in El Hierro, where clouds easily get stuck on the mountains, but I didn’t imagine to get to see something like this! Location: Mirador De Jinama.
Still above the clouds. This time in Teide National Park with a fabulous view towards Spain’s highest mountain in Tenerife.
Hiking on top of El Teide, 3700m above the sea. Our 2-year-old daughter was motivated to walk. So happy to have been experiencing this with her and my hubby.
Panorama of the Roques de Garcia walk in Teide National Park, Tenerife.
The beauty and craziness of a resort town, only built for one purpose: hosting millions of tourists each year. This is the beach in Adeje. You can see the island of La Gomera in the background.
Cacti galore in Malpais, the volcanic landscape at Puertito de GĆ¼imar in Tenerife
Puertito de Guimar, Tenerife, on a sunny day. Snorkel paradise!
One of the best-known volcanic pools in Tenerife awaits you in Garachico.
El MĆ©dano, Tenerife, on a later afternoon in December.
Exploring the greenest part of Tenerife, the Anaga Mountains in the north-east part of the island.
Cactus garden designed by CĆ©sar Manrique in Guatiza, Lanzarote. The windmill was once used to produce gofio.
Playa del Papagayo is very close to the most southern point of Lanzarote with great views towards Fuerteventura
La Graciosa as seen from Mirador del Rio in Lanzarote
A lagoon (almost) for myself? YES please! Gracias Lanzarote!
One of the most special wine regions I ever visited: La Geria in Lanzarote. Vines are growing behind crescent shaped stone walls that protect the plants from the wind.
Lago Verde, Lanzarote. A green lagoon in the middle of a volcanic landscape.
What a splendid view over the little town of Teror in Gran Canaria.
The view along the road on our way to Artenara, Gran Canaria.
Panorama of the hike up to Roque Nublo in Gran Canaria.
Relaxing in the natural pools of Barlovento, in the north-east of La Palma, called La Fajana.

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Sun(šŸŒ‡=’set’, šŸŒ…=’rise’) Time On The Canary Islands

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Sunset Lanzarote

The blue hour is not only my happy hour :)

Before moving to the Canary Islands for 3 months, I had read in several travel guides that the Spanish archipelago is a perfect location to capture stunning sunrises and sunsets above the mountains and the sea. As you can see, I was notĀ disappointed!

Here is my personal list of the best places on the Canary Islands toĀ catch amazing, colorful and inspiringĀ sunrises andĀ sunsets. Happy shooting!
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Puertito de GĆ¼imar, Tenerife: sunset above the Teide National Park
Puertito de GĆ¼imar, Tenerife: blue hour cloud formations above the Teide National Park
Puertito de GĆ¼imar, Tenerife: sunrise above Gran Canaria
Garachico, Tenerife: sunset through Iglesia de Santa Ana
Punta de Teno, Tenerife: sunset through the lighthouse
Punta de Teno, Tenerife: sunset above the lighthouse
Punta de Teno, Tenerife: sunset above La Gomera
Punta de Teno, Tenerife: sunset above La Gomera
Punta de Teno, Tenerife: sunset above La Gomera
Candelaria, Tenerife: blue hour as seen from the Teide National Park
Candelaria, Tenerife: taming the sea with a blue hour long exposure
East Coast, Tenerife: view from the Teide National Park
Teide National Park, Tenerife: Ermita de Nuestra SeƱora de las Nieves during sunset hour
Teide National Park, Tenerife: sunset behind the volcano
Teide National Park, Tenerife
Teide National Park, Tenerife: sunset above Roques de GarcĆ­a
Teide National Park, Tenerife: sunset above Roques de GarcĆ­a
Teide National Park, Tenerife: sunset above Roques de GarcĆ­a
Teide National Park, Tenerife: sunset hour while cruising through the park
Las Casas, El Hierro: sunrise above the sea
Las Casas, El Hierro: sunrise above the sea
Las Casas, El Hierro: sunrise above the sea
Las Casas, El Hierro: sunset above the town
Artenara, Gran Canaria: sunset above the central mountains
Teror, Gran Canaria: sunrise above the town
Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote: sunset above Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

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Weekend Wanderings: La Palma’s Salinas De Fuencaliente

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The Fuencaliente (Hot Fountain) region in the South of La Palma has been getting a lot of attention lately due to increased volcanic activity. While the Canary Islands are a volcanic wonderland, not all volcanoes have gone sleepy. La Palma’s Teneguia last erupted in 1971 and a recent “seismic swarm” indicated that it’s far from being tame.

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View from Volcan San Antonio over La Palma’s volcanic landscape with Volcan Teneguia to the right and the Salinas de Fuencaliente in the distance

Can you imagine salt flats in the middle of these active volcano fields?

Neither could I.

Yet there they are. Las Salinas de Fuencaliente are some 35,000 square metres of salt flats and the salt produced here is sold throughout La Palma under the brand name Teneguia (like the volcano on the photo above).

It’s a scenic drive from the town of Fuencaliente down to these salt flats, but the Salinas themselves are a photographer’s dream. The black lava rocks, the white salt mounds and the blue water of the ocean form the most beautiful contrast — probably more so on a sunny day or during sunrise, which I sadly didn’t get to experience this time…

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The garden of salt

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The salt pans out of black rock attract heat, allowing the highest concentration that can be reached (360 gram per litre)

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White mound, black mound, white mound, black mound…

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Let’s not get distracted from the red soil!

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Winter in the Canary Islands does not look that different, does it?

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View towards the new and old lighthouse Faro de Fuencaliente

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It can get windy here

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Panoramic view from the restaurant terrace

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